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02 WELCOME MESSAGES 03 LOCATION MAP & GENERAL INFORMATION 04 PROGRAM GUIDE DAY ONE 05 PROGRAM GUIDE DAY TWO 06 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 08 ABSTRACTS 11 PANEL SESSION & COPYRIGHT SEMINAR 13 TRADE FAIR EXHIBITORS 15 OPTIONAL TOURS & SPONSORS

Victorian Museums & Galleries MA (Vic) Staff Contact Conference 2014 Co-Chairs: Caroline Deighton & Laura Miles Executive Director: Laura Miles MUSEUMS AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA) Committee: Peter Abbott, Raphaël Communications Manager: Raphaël PO Box 385 Fiorese, Bridget Forbes, Helen Fiorese Carlton South VIC 3053 Sheedy Exhibition Services: Georgia Rouette Telephone (03) 8341 7344 Events Coordinator: Bridget Forbes Regional Freecall 1800 680 082 MA (Vic) Branch Committee Finance Officer: Meredith Windust Fax (03) 8341 7333 President: Daniel Wilksch INSITE Editor: Roisin O’Dwyer email: [email protected] Vice-President: David Demant Museum Accreditation Program: www.mavic.asn.au Secretary: Jo-Anne Cooper Elizabeth Marsden & Cassie May Treasurer: Ian Scott Office Coordinator: Caroline Deighton Ordinary Committee: Peter Abbott, Victorian Collections: Cover image: Map of Lady Bay and Warrnambool Lauren Ellis, Jim McCann, Martin Meredith Blake & Belinda Ensor harbour; surveyed by H. J. Stanley assisted by P. H. Purslow McHugh and J. W. T. Norgate; published by the Great Britain Hydrographic Department, London, 1870. From the collection of the State Library of Victoria. Supporters

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MESSAGE FROM MUSEUMS AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA)

On behalf of the Museums Australia enable the exchange of ideas on key (Victoria) staff and board, we welcome issues in our sector today, thanks to the our Victorian, interstate and international expert contributions of so many from colleagues to our third annual Victorian within the museum and other sectors. Museums & Galleries Conference in the We also warmly thank the Ian Potter coastal city of Warrnambool. This Foundation, Deakin University, TASHCO, continues our commitment to provide an V/Line and Warrnambool Art Gallery for annual event which showcases different their sponsorship which enables us to regions of Victoria. keep costs down and maintain an This year’s event is run in partnership inclusive conference. In addition, we with the Award-winning, Accredited thank our local government supporters, museum, Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village, who provided financial support to enable whose staff and volunteers have worked local volunteers to attend: the Shire of with us to shape a cracking programme Yarra Ranges, Shire of Macedon Ranges of keynotes, parallel sessions, panel and City of Greater . discussions, lightning talks and of course, the all-important social functions including a special tour by Warrnambool Laura Miles & Caroline Deighton Historical Society. Collectively we have Museums Australia (Victoria) developed a programme which will Conference Co-Chairs

MESSAGE FROM THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY

Naatanwarr (Welcome). There were between 16 to 20 clan On behalf of our Maar Nation and groups that once lived on this country. the traditional owners we welcome you We hope your stay with us is to the land of the Peek-Whuurong peaceful and safe. People. Wuwuurk (Goodbye). Peek-Whuurong Country lies from the mouth of the Hopkins river inland to East Framlingham across to Robert Lowe Kirkstall, Tarrone swamp, Dunmore Peek-Whuurong Elder dam, and down the Eumeralla river. Maar Nation

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR OF WARRNAMBOOL

On behalf of the Warrnambool cultural appeal of our city and help us community and City Council, welcome to fulfil a key Council objective, which is to Warrnambool for the 2014 Victorian create a liveable city. Museums & Galleries Conference. I also wish to acknowledge the 2014 marks the 40th anniversary of volunteers attending the Conference. Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. Warrnambool, as with many Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village is a communities, relies greatly on the efforts testament to the fascination with history of many volunteers to maintain, research that so many of us share. Created by the and interpret our city’s heritage. I would community from the ground up with the particularly like to acknowledge the intention of telling the story of the Great Warrnambool Historical Society and South Coast, it is now Australia’s most Warrnambool History Group members. awarded maritime heritage precinct. If you can, please stay a little longer in Warrnambool City Council supports Warrnambool, or make time to return and operates a range of heritage and and enjoy our city and its surrounds in arts facilities. Flagstaff Hill Maritime the future. Village, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Warrnambool Botanic Gardens and other heritage sites such as the Warrnambool Cr. Michael Neoh Breakwater, Wollaston Bridge and Mayor Fletcher Jones Gardens enrich the City of Warrnambool

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Lighthouse Warrnambool Theatre Art Gallery

VICTORIAN MUSEUMS & GALLERIES CONFERENCE 2014 Shuttle Bus Route

Flagsta Hill

SHUTTLE ROUTE DESIGNATED STOPS

CONFERENCE VENUES | See separate insert for detailed shuttle bus route and timetable

GENERAL INFORMATION Registration Desk Emergency Assistance What’s Included Foyer, Lighthouse Theatre For emergency assistance call 000. - Attendance at Conference day sessions. 185 Timor St, Warrnambool 3280 - All official documentation. - Included catering: Thursday 3 April: 8.30am - 5pm Mobile Phones Wednesday 2 April: drinks and Friday 4 April: 8.30am - 3.30pm Please make sure your phone is turned canapés at the Welcome Reception. off or on silent during presentations. Thursday 3 April: morning tea and Name Badges lunch. Drink and snack at the All delegates will be given a name badge Wi-Fi Access xChange session. on registration which is your official entry Free two-hour Wi-Fi passes are available Friday 4 April: morning tea and lunch. pass to all sessions and catering. next door at the Warrnambool City Library (25 Liebig Street). You will need Disclaimer identification. Speakers Museums Australia (Victoria) reserves Please report to the Speaker Station in the right to amend any aspect of the the foyer of the Lighthouse Theatre half Twitter Conference program. Museums Australia an hour prior to your session. Follow the conversation: #mavic14 (Victoria) will not accept liability for Official MA (Vic) account: @_mavic damages or losses sustained by Shuttle Bus participants as a result of the Conference or related events. A free shuttle bus service is available for No Smoking Policy use by delegates. The bus operates on Smoking is not permitted inside any of specific times. See separate insert for the Conference venues. detailed bus route and timetable.

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PROGRAM - DAY 1

WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL

6.00pm - 7.30pm WELCOME RECEPTION Warrnambool Art Gallery

Includes drinks & Welcome by Cr Michael Neoh, Mayor of Warrnambool, & John Cunningham, Director, Warrnambool Art Gallery canapés Informal conversation: MA (Vic) Conferences for First Timers, led by Maggi Solly, Director, Yarra Ranges Regional Museum THURSDAY 3 APRIL

8.30am-9am Registration Foyer, Lighthouse Theatre

9am-10.45am KEYNOTE Session 1 Main Theatre

Welcome & Opening Welcome & Housekeeping by Jon Vertigan, ACE Radio

Welcome to Country by Uncle Robert Lowe, Peek-Whuurong Elder, Maar Nation Welcome to Lighthouse Theatre by Laura Miles, Executive Director, Museums Australia (Victoria) Official opening of conference by Andrew Abbott, Acting Director, Arts Victoria

Keynote addresses INTRODUCTION & CHAIR by Frank Howarth, President, Museums Australia SPEAKERS: Joe Hextall & Jean McAuslan, Exhibition Outreach & Research Officer and Exhibitions & Collections Manager, Shrine of Remembrance Michael Edson, Director of Web and New Media Strategy, Smithsonian Institution (USA)

10.45am- 11.15am Morning Tea / Trade Exhibition Catering Area

11.15am-1pm PARALLEL SESSION 1 Various Locations

main theatre the studio The meeting room DEVELOPING EXHIBITIONS Raising your profile: Tourism FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES and Branding

CHAIR: Maggi Solly CHAIR: Dianne Smith CHAIR: Patrick Watt Yarra Ranges Regional Museum Victoria Tourism Industry Council Burke Museum

SPEAKERS: SPEAKERS: SPEAKERS: Max Delany Garry Burns Chris Wootton National Gallery of Victoria Sovereign Hill Museums Association Philanthropy Australia Karen Charman Diane Gardiner Matthew Benetti Deakin University Old Treasury Building Pozible Kate Spinks Mesh Thomson & Mick Mahady Georgia Rouette Victoria Police Museum Museums Australia (Victoria) Port of Echuca Elizabeth Anya-Petrivna Ross Farnell National Trust of Victoria Burrinja Cultural Centre

1pm-2pm Lunch / Trade Exhibition Catering Area

2pm-4pm KEYNOTE SESSION 2 Main Theatre CHAIR: Esther Anatolitis, Regional Arts Victoria SPEAKERS: Martin Hallett, Senior Arts Officer, Arts Victoria Paul Bowers, Head of Exhibitions, Museum Victoria Iain Watson, Director, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (UK) 4.10pm-4.50pm xCHANGE Foyer, Lighthouse Theatre HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DAY CHAIR: Lauren Ellis, Immigration Museum & MA (Vic) Branch Committee Includes DRINK and INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH: snack Michael Edson, Director of Web and New Media Strategy, Smithsonian Institution (USA) Jennifer Forest, Heritage Consultant Iain Watson, Director, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (UK) 6pm-9.30pm CONFERENCE DINNER (optional) Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village

BOOKINGS REQUIRED Kindly Supported by Deakin University Live music: Lex’s Shed 8.30pm – Shipwrecked! sound and laser show

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PROGRAM - Day 2

FRIDAY 4 APRIL

7.30am-8.15am sunrise walk Foreshore Pavilion (see page 15 for details) Peter Abbott, Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village

8.30am-9am Registration Foyer, Lighthouse Theatre

9am-10.15am DAY 2 OPENING SESSION Main Theatre Welcome & Housekeeping by Jon Vertigan, ACE Radio

LIGHTNING TALKS

Caroline Martin, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Eileen Alberts, Winda Mara Aboriginal Corporation Wendy Williams, Dunkeld Historical Society Museum Damein Bell, Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation John Sherwood, Deakin University

Prize draw: TASHCO showcase giveaway winner announced

10.15am-10.45am Morning Tea / Trade Exhibition Catering Area

10.45am-12.30pm parallel session 2 Various locations

main theatre the studio The meeting room Creating Digital Stories MUSEUM ACCREDITATION SEMINAR: COPYRIGHT UNPACKED PROGRAM (MAP) session See page 11 for session details

CHAIR: Jonny Brownbill CHAIR: Cassie May CHAIR: Monica Cronin Museum Victoria Museums Australia (Victoria) Geoffrey Kaye Museum

SPEAKERS: SPEAKERS: SPEAKERS: Geoff Allemand Marcus Schutenko Peter Waldie Shepparton Historical Society Museum of Chinese Australian Museum Victoria Heather Gaunt History Darren Peacock Ian Potter Museum of Art Kelly White Sociable Technology Peter Abbott Victoria Police Museum Daniel Wilksch Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village Maria Drossos Public Records Office Victoria Eleanor Whitworth Formerly Geoffrey Kaye Museum Culture Victoria of Anaesthetic History Linda Peacock Burke Museum Elizabeth Marsden Museums Australia (Victoria)

12.30pm-1.30pm Lunch / Trade Exhibition Catering Area

1.30pm -3.15pm panel, Keynote & Wrap up Main Theatre

discussion PANEL Making the Most: Doing a lot with very little See page 11 for session details

Chair: Jane Scott, Craft Victoria

SPEAKERS: Mardi Nowak, Town Hall Gallery Glenys Philpott, Warrnambool Historical Society Ian Tully, Swan Hill Gallery Lauretta Zilles, Buda Castlemaine

Keynote Address John Cunningham, Director, Warrnambool Art Gallery

Wrap up Laura Miles, Executive Director, Museums Australia (Victoria)

3.30pm-4:30pm TOURS (optional) Various locations

BOOKINGS REQUIRED See page 15 for details. All tours are timed to allow delegates to catch the 5:16pm train to .

THIS Program IS CORRECT AT THE TIME OF PRINTING. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND ANY ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM IF REQUIRED.

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Paul Bowers John Cunningham Museum Victoria Warrnambool Art Gallery Paul is Head of Exhibitions at John arrived in Australia in Museum Victoria. January 2011 to take up the He has spent his career position as Director of the working in museums, leading Warrnambool Art Gallery. exhibition development and major John was previously Deputy projects from within and outside Director and Head of Programming major institutions. at the award winning Regional Eleven years at the Natural Cultural Centre in Ireland, History Museum, London, Manager of Paul Hughes Fine Art culminated in leading the £7.4 in London, the Hiberno-Leonardo million development of the public Scholar at the Peggy Guggenheim offer for Darwin Centre Phase in Venice, and the Co-Founder & Two, which opened in 2009. Paul Curator of the artists’ resource was Head of Exhibitions and centre ARC. Design for three years at the John’s curatorial work has National Railway Museum, York. focused primarily on the He has also spent time in relationships between science, art consultancy, working on projects and local knowledge. From 2008 as diverse as the Moscow to 2010, he co-curated the Art & Polytechnic Museum’s renewal Climate Project ‘Lovely Weather’ and the creation of a new IKEA with Annick Bureaud (Leonardo / Museum in Sweden. He joined OLATS Arts & Science Museum Victoria in 2013. Foundation). The project was an attempt to examine how climate change and it variables may affect the north west of Ireland, and what (if anything) could the arts contribute to our understanding of the issues involved. In the process, artists, scientists and local communities engaged with the issues relating to climate and its modifications in the region – with some startling results.

6 MUSEUMS AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA) Michael Edson Joe Hextall & Jean Iain Watson Smithsonian Institution McAuslan Tyne & Wear Archives & (USA) Shrine of Remembrance Museums (UK) Michael is the Director of Web and Joe has been contributing to the Iain has been Director of Tyne & New Media Strategy in the Shrine’s exhibition team since Wear Archives & Museums Smithsonian Institution’s Office of 2012. (TWAM) since November 2010 and the CIO. In 2013 he enjoyed an internship a member of TWAM’s Senior Michael has worked on in collections management at the Management Team since 2001, numerous award-winning projects Museum of Anthropology, following a previous 18 years and has been involved in Vancouver, as part of his Master of experience in the cultural and practically every aspect of Museum Studies at Macquarie heritage sector. technology and new media for University. Iain is a Director of Audio Visual museums. In addition to Joe has previously studied Arts North East, a lay member of developing the Smithsonian’s first archaeology and anthropology. Newcastle University’s Ethics Web and New Media Strategy, the Previous museum experience Committee, a member of Durham Smithsonian’s Commons concept, includes Education Officer and University’s Museums Board, a and the Smithsonian’s Web and visitor services at the Queen member of the Cultural Heritage New Media Strategy Wiki, Michael Victoria Museum & Art Gallery. Advisory Team at Newcastle helped create the Smithsonian’s University’s International Centre first blog,Eye Level, and the first Jean’s background in art history for Culture and Heritage Studies, Alternative Reality Game to take led her to the Australian War a Board Member of the Great place in a museum, Ghosts of a Memorial where she worked for North Run Cultural Programme, Chance. 15 years with the art collection and a UK Museums Association’s Michael is an O’Reilly Foo Camp before becoming Project Leader Board Member. veteran and serves on the for the Orientation project (1996- He has written and lectured Commission on Innovation for the 99). extensively on museums, learning national Broadcasting Board of Jean has created temporary and heritage and has a strong Governors, the OpenGLAM and touring exhibitions at the track record in leading change. advisory board for the Open Shrine of Remembrance since Knowledge Foundation, and he 2003, touring History of the Shrine was a member of the National (2006-11) and Indigenous Endowment for the Arts’ Art Australians at War (2011-14). Works task force, which mapped She is currently leading the the relationship between the arts development of the Shrine’s and the quality of life in American Galleries of Remembrance due to communities. He was named a open in 2014 and preparing a ‘Tech Titan: person to watch’ by Centenary of the First World War Washingtonian Magazine. exhibition which will commence its tour of Victoria in August this year.

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Peter Abbott representative organisation for Gunditjmara museums in Australia for the Chinese Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village traditional owners and native title holders visitor and how they adapted to this ever Entrenching your heritage place as for the far south west of Victoria. The changing and dynamic market. Discover central to the regional tourism community is currently designing its why the Chinese visitor travel patterns are experience is a key attribute of a Keeping Place for construction at the Lake changing so rapidly and why cultural sustainable approach to heritage Condah Mission site. An Aboriginal Keeping institutions are becoming an important part attraction management. In its 40 years, Place is a community-based facility that of their Australian itineraries. Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village has ridden holds and cares for cultural heritage the waves and troughs of regional objects and knowledge. The Gunditjmara Karen Charman tourism. Using digital platforms to have also conducted the Holding Knowledge Deakin University further highlight to Great Ocean Road project to identify archiving practices to hold Sustaining Memory guests the attraction of Flagstaff Hill knowledge material that ensures the This paper will examine two projects as Maritime Village as a key element in the Gunditjmara continuing connection to catalysts for the growth of civic tourism experience is at the heart of a Country. engagement in the contribution to new Shipwreck Coast Podcast Trail. community memory. The first is the Peter will share some of his learnings Matthew Benetti Learning and Teaching in Public Spaces about developing new skills and new Pozible approach, a curriculum project designed thinking. Let’s Talk Crowdfunding as an educational intervention into Just a craze soon to disappear from your post-secondary school student’s Geoff Allemand Facebook news feed or a new form of experiences of museum/library spaces. Shepparton Historical Society funding now here to stay? What has The second is a Memory Space project The Whole Town Is Talking about Their crowdfunding been used for and where that ran in the Melbourne suburbs of History on Lost Maryborough does it have potential? How can it be best Sunshine and Fawkner in 2012-2013. Each There are 2000+ people in the small utilised by galleries and museums? of these approaches culminates in an country Victorian town of Maryborough Matthew will take you through all the ins exhibition outcome. Importantly, the sharing their memories, stories, and old and outs of crowdfunding including the realisation of community memory and photos on a Facebook page called Lost very basics of how it works, who it’s suited exhibition are generated by participants Maryborough. Similar things are to and how to go about running a and as such can be thought of as happening in Echuca Moama, Bendigo successful campaign. democratic approaches to public and Shepparton. Geoff will discuss his representations of the past. journey setting up these pages and Paul Bowers producing historical calendars and Museum Victoria John Cunningham postcards, his work with local historical Telling Tales: Making Stories with Warrnambool Art Gallery societies, his new program with primary Collections Weather Proof school children, digitising photos and Two projects at national museums in the Over the past two years, WAG has resolved helping historical societies with UK dramatically shifted focus away from to show leadership in sustainability issues cataloguing and fundraising. authoritative collection display, giving that are specific to the arts sector and priority to storytelling and multiple south west Victoria. By embedding Elizabeth Anya-Petrivna narratives. In the Darwin Centre at sustainability into its culture, WAG National Trust of Victoria London’s Natural History Museum, facts supports research into solutions that can Miss Fisher to the Rescue – Seizing an about the natural world – traditionally the not only drive change within the Opportunity on a Budget: A Case Study core exhibition purpose – take second organisation but inspire their networks When the opportunity arose to host an place to process of research: how and visitors to support shifts to a more exhibition of costumes worn by ABC TV’s scientists use the collections. And at sustainable community. John will outline Miss Phryne Fisher, only a small budget York’s National Railway Museum, a space some of the successful initiatives that was available to recreate her fictional of ambiguity and performance relies on WAG has undertaken over the past two world. With humour and theatrics, the visitors’ own personal experience of years and requirements that will need to project was developed in-house in station travel. Paul will talk about using be met to secure the long term partnership with the series production theatrical performance to help project sustainability of the Gallery and its company EveryCloud. By combining an teams work differently and put audiences community. entertaining exhibition theme with the centre stage. craft of the costume designer Marion Max Delany Boyce, the exhibition gave the Trust one Garry Burns National Gallery of Victoria of its biggest commercial successes. Sovereign Hill Museums Association Melbourne Now: New Models of Exhibition Elizabeth will describe the challenges The Changing Chinese Travel Visitor Production and Collaboration and possibilities of having big ideas with Since the early 1980s, Sovereign Hill has Melbourne Now was a major inter- a small budget. been active in engaging with the Chinese disciplinary exhibition encompassing art, tourism market; a market that continues architecture, design and performance Damien Bell to expand each year. Last financial year, in which signalled new strategic directions for Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners excess of 85,000 Chinese tourists visited the NGV in the way in which it engages with Aboriginal Corporation Sovereign Hill, and two out of five Chinese artists and audiences. The exhibition was Keeping Places and Holding Knowledge visitors who come to Victoria for a holiday characterised by significant collaborations, The Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners now visit Sovereign Hill. Find out how community engagement and the Aboriginal Corporation is the Sovereign Hill became one of the leading commissioning of new work. Max will

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consider the collaborative and inter- she has done to successfully promote the Caroline Martin disciplinary nature of Melbourne Now and Old Treasury Building and other cultural Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre the role of commissioning new work for sites. Raising the profile of an Eileen Alberts exhibition, acquisition and public organisation first requires a quality Winda Mara Aboriginal Corporation programs. product, experience or activity to promote. Co-Creating a Legacy for Future The quality of the experience includes Generations Maria Drossos museum signage, webpage, flyers and The development of the First Peoples Formerly Geoffrey Kaye Museum of labels and most importantly the guides. exhibition at the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Anaesthetic History From this basis, networking and other Cultural Centre has been a rich DANGER: Inflammable. Exp. Jun 1964 promotional opportunities can follow. collaboration between Museum Victoria Museum workers responsible for directly and a wide range of Aboriginal handling the diverse material our society Heather Gaunt community members across Victoria and has produced come across challenging Ian Potter Museum of Art Australia. It represents the birth of a new situations. To ensure the safety of all Float: The Development of a ‘Personal era for the Museum and Aboriginal those that come into contact with Response’ Mobile App in a University Art communities, where Aboriginal peoples dangerous objects and to guarantee the Museum Context and museum staff worked together to integrity of such objects, museum This paper discusses the development of interpret the collections and reveal professionals and the institutions they a mobile app, Float, by a multidisciplinary unique stories and knowledge. A key work for must develop, maintain and team including students, academics and factor in this partnership has been the systematically assess their policies, museum staff for use in the Ian Potter creation and the guidance of the First operational procedures and training. For Museum of Art. Float aims to bring Peoples Yulendj Group of Elders and a museum to be accredited, this area of visitors a new way to experience art, community representatives. Yulendj is a operation is of critical importance. based on the concept of the Personal word from the Kulin language family Response Tour. Using location sensitive meaning ‘knowledge’, and this group Michael Edson technology that tracks visitors’ have brought their knowledge, stories, Smithsonian Institution (USA) movements around the space, the mobile culture, objects and images to help the Think Big, Start Small, Move Fast app gives visitors the opportunity to Museum bring together this exhibition. Museums forged their dreams in the 20th record their thoughts about the artworks, century when being successful meant and see other people’s responses, based Linda Peacock having impressive buildings full of around key concepts such as love, hate, Burke Museum experts, big collections, and visitors perplexity, time and power. The Burke Museum is custodian of a through the doors. But in a changing significant collection of Indigenous world with 2.7 billion Internet users and Joe Hextall & Jean McAuslan artefacts, particularly the R. E. Johns almost 7 billion mobile phone Shrine of Remembrance collection, purchased by the Museum in subscribers, museums must move Indigenous Australians at War: from the 1868. This collection consists of 96 beyond old concepts of success and Boer War to the Present. Touring organic objects, including baskets, define a bigger, more powerful vision of regional Victoria 2011-14 spears, spear-throwers and boomerangs. the future. The 2½ year tour of Indigenous This talk will outline the continuing Australians at War through Regional journey of a non-Indigenous collection Ross Farnell Victoria recently concluded. It was seen manager in managing this collection, Burrinja Cultural Centre by 29,000 people at 16 venues. Jean will from understanding its significance, Branding with a Purpose: the Burrinja talk about the exhibition, what was researching, identifying its traditional Experience learned in curating it, how it travelled owners, de-accession and repatriation. Before you start posting and tweeting, you Victoria and the interactions between the need to be clear about your message, your Shrine, Indigenous and broader regional Georgia Rouette brand, and what it really stands for. As an communities. Joe will discuss the Museums Australia (Victoria) independent arts organisation 15 years increased engagement and impact 10 Tips for Writing Smashing Grant young, Burrinja has had to develop through the inclusion of local stories at Applications recognisable and meaningful branding in each venue, the lessons learned about Grant writing is not for the faint of heart. tandem with cultural tourism strategies to remote planning for installations and It takes a genius for research and ensure its survival and growth. Burrinja’s what regional venues can do to organisation, the organisational skills of journey has included wrangling four accommodate a touring exhibition such a report writer, plus those of a master different names and identities. This as this and enhance its success. storyteller. If you have the money you hire presentation discusses the process of a grant writer to do the job for you. unifying those identities into one clear Elizabeth Marsden Realistically, most organisations do not brand and utilising that brand to engage Museums Australia (Victoria) have the funds do this. So what can you local community, stakeholders and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for do to improve your chances? Georgia will regional tourism – all with small budgets. Small Museums be providing ten tips to help you get that More than keeping bugs at bay, IPM is an project off the ground. You will hear Diane Gardiner important MAP requirement that not only about the importance of a fundraising Old Treasury Building helps to protect your collection but can strategy, of developing strong Promoting Your Organisation: A 360 ultimately save your organisation money relationships with funders and about the Degree Approach as well. This session will explore what is understanding that grant writing should Diane will give some practical tips on what involved in effective pest management. not be a one-shot experiment.

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John Sherwood the collaborative process, curatorial You will learn how to determine your key Deakin University approach, practical decision making, audience and cater to them, how to What’s So Special about Point Ritchie? dealing with sensitive/confronting issues maintain relevant products and how to On the western entrance to the Hopkins and maintaining an ongoing relationship display products in a way to optimise River there is a rocky headland with with members of the community. sales. This is a comprehensive look at the commanding views to the south. methods that can help gift shops succeed. Gunditjmara people have long utilised this Mesh Thomson & Mick Mahady spot. Holocene middens dating back to Port of Echuca Eleanor Whitworth 6,000 years show evidence of shellfish The Port of Echuca is recognised as an Culture Victoria harvesting from both the estuary and iconic tourist attraction and is a key Telling Tales in the Digital World rocky coast. Older occupation is economic driver for the region. It provides We all love a good yarn. So how can we evidenced by shells cemented in a living reminder of our heritage and engage and fascinate our visitors through calcareous soils and by now exposed forms part of the community’s identity. stories that are told using digital hearths previously buried beneath ash The Port of Echuca Revitalisation project mediums? This talk will cover various from the Tower Hill volcano which commenced with on-ground works in methods and best practise in telling erupted 35,000 years ago. Evidence for a 2010. After a complete refurbishment of stories using rich media. It will look at possibly even earlier presence is found in the Heritage Listed Echuca Wharf, the online examples and give you tips, a cemented shell scatter at least 60,000 focus then turned to the Discovery Centre, practical pointers and options for how to years old. If of human origin it is one of its interpretative displays and a series of create and present your own digital our oldest occupation sites. walkways linking to the paddlesteamers. narratives. Like all major projects there have been Marcus Shutenko some challenges but also incredibly Wendy Williams Chinese Museum positive aspects, like the involvement of Dunkeld Historical Society Museum Planning for the Future - Valuing the Now the community in embracing the new Registering Aboriginal Artefacts Balancing the attention you give to daily Centre. Now we look to the future, and Dunkeld, at the foot of the Grampians, was needs, project management, staff and how to keep the visitors coming and the a meeting place between the Djabwurrung board development, and long term community involved. and the Gunditjmara Tribes. The Museum strategic and business planning of your holds a collection of Aboriginal artefacts. organisation is vital. Where do you start? Iain Watson Concern was raised that these artefacts How do you bring others on the journey? Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (UK) could be removed from the museum’s care How do you get it right? Shaping the Museums of the Future and it was decided registration was the Futurist Thomas Frey from the Da Vinci safest way to protect them. Registration Maggi Solly Institute recently wrote: The future is not involved the Dunkeld Museum, the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum a destination. Rather it’s a journey built Martang Party, the Djabwurrung and the MA (Vic) Conferences for First Timers on the backs of crazy, passionate people, Gunditjmara Tribes and the Department of Is it your first time at an MA (Vic) with brilliant minds, dogged Premier and Cabinet. Items were Conference? Join Maggi, long-time friend determination, and obsessed with assessed, photographed, described, of MA (Vic), to gain an insight on how to making a difference. We see them as catalogued and labelled then registered get the most from the Conference. Hear crazy, but history will view them as with appropriate organisations. This has an overview of the sessions and tips on genius. Based on experience in the UK, enabled effective display and security of how to choose the right ones for you. Talk but taking examples from other parts of the artefacts in our possession. about what and how to share with others the world, Iain will explore some of the and your organisation. Maggi will be innovative ideas currently being Chris Wootton giving these tips at the Welcome developed that are shaping what our Philanthropy Australia Reception after the speeches and also at museums might look like over the next Philanthropy – Making Sense of the morning tea on Thursday 3 April. 10-50 years and also introduce some of Blackhole! the concepts being explored by Thomas This session will provide an opportunity to Kate Spinks Frey’s “crazy, passionate people” and explore and demystify the philanthropic Victoria Police Museum how these can help us develop museums sector in Victoria, identify opportunities Creating Things of Fire and Ash: Working that will be relevant to the needs of the for funding and discuss the best ways for with Vulnerable Communities children and grandchildren of our museums, galleries and cultural When a group of young people affected by present museum users. organisations both large and small to the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires were engage with funders to optimise success. asked to tell their stories for an exhibition Kelly White The role of philanthropy will also be at the Victoria Police Museum, it created Victoria Police Museum discussed and how they work both with an organic process of healing for Museum Retail for Beginners funders, to help them make more participants and their families that was It has become increasingly necessary to effective granting, and for grant seekers, unexpected and deeply meaningful. This turn a profit in a museum gift shop in to improve their chance of success in presentation will take you through the order for many museums to stay open. seeking funds through a range of development of the project from initial Through four key principles, any activities including professional contact with the staff and young people at museum can increase potential revenue. development, conferences, workshops the Kinglake Youth Centre to the final This presentation will focus on the and other support services. reveal when families saw the exhibition principles of Market/Audience, Product, for the first time. Discussion will cover Merchandising, and Customer Service.

10 MUSEUMS AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA) PANEL Session & COPYRIGHT SEMINAR

Discussion Panel: Making the Most: Lauretta Zilles, Curator, Buda Darren Peacock, Managing Director, Doing a Lot with Very Little Historic Home and Garden, will talk Sociable Technology, explores how about maintaining operations and taking a ‘copyleft’ approach can ‘We’ve got no money’ is a common public programs without ongoing create a range of opportunities for phrase in the sector. Hear operational financial support. small museums. tips from a variety of organisations on ways to overcome lack of funding. This session will be chaired by Jane Daniel Wilksch, Digital Projects Scott, CEO & Artistic Director, Craft Coordinator, Public Records Office Mardi Nowak, Senior Curator, Town Victoria. Victoria, will provide tips and Hall Gallery, will talk about their recent advice on establishing digitisation redevelopment and operating as a processes. Seminar: Copyright Unpacked council funded gallery. This session will be chaired by Copyright is a constant source of Glenys Phillpot, President, Monica Cronin, Geoffrey Kaye concern and confusion for many Warrnambool & District Historical Museum. museums and galleries. This session Society, will discuss the society’s recent is specifically aimed at small to relocation and how the volunteer-run Information sheets and resources will medium organisations and will organisation has accomplished so be made available for attendees. present copyright as a manageable much. part of museum operations. Ian Tully, Director, Swan Hill Regional Peter Waldie, Legal and Risk Art Gallery, will discuss the challenges Manager, Museum Victoria, will of operating in a relatively isolated introduce a ‘traffic light’ approach to part of Victoria and how to meet public copyright and reveal most things fit expectations. within the ‘green light’ range.

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